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Thu, 07/21/2011 - 19:57
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Demand to restart Mehran Express


 
Mirpurkhas, July 21, 2011 (PPI):  Leaders of political, trade and religious circles have urged the government to restart Mehran Express, the train that used to run between Karachi and Mirpurkhas.
 
Mirpurkhas Chamber of Commerce leaders Mirza Azam Baig and Khan Abdul Khaliq Khan, Jamaat-e-Islami leader Aziz ur Rahman, Maulana Hafeez ur Rahman of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), Petrol Pump Dealers Association leader Muhammad Noor Mehtab, President of Electronics & Mobiles Association Azhar Jilani and others have demanded immediate restoration of Mehran Express Train service from President Asif Ali Zardari, PM Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and Federal Railway Minister Ghulam Ahmed Bilour, so as to facilitate citizens and traders of Mirpurkhas.
 
They blamed that corrupt officials were behind stopping 10 trains used to run in past from Mirpurkhas for Hyderabad and Karachi including Mehran Express. They said the revival of Mehran Express service would greatly benefit local citizens and traders.

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